HNIC (limited edition signed package)
Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.
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Good Vibrations
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Don’t Stop
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We’re Not Gonna Take It
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African
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Inconvenient Daughter
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“Afro-Puff Daddy” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
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“Over Before It Started” by Robert Mangeot
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Featured Titles
Featured: Black Interest
Black Lotus 2: The Vow
After the death of a police officer, assassin Kahllah (a.k.a. the Black Lotus) is forced out of retirement in an attempt to clear her name while outrunning a mysterious enemy.
Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 3, 2020.
Loving Donovan
A long-awaited reissue of this deeply thoughtful novel about hope, forgiveness, and the cost of loving Donovan, a complex man with a shattered history.
Upcoming Events
VIRTUAL EVENT: Ian F. Svenonius — POWERHOUSE arena, Brooklyn, NY
7/6/20, 7:00pm
Launch event for Ian F. Svenonius’s The Psychic Soviet, with moderator TBA, hosted by POWERHOUSE arena. Full details TBA. Hosted via Zoom. RSVP: https://www.powerhousebookstores.com/event/book-launch-psychic-soviet-ian-svenonius.
VIRTUAL EVENT: Mr. Fish — WORD Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
7/7/20, 7:00pm
Mr. Fish and contributors Wes Tyrell and Sara Award present Long Story Short in a virtual launch; hosted by WORD Bookstore.
News & Features
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Now Available—LyricPop: A New Picture Book Series!
Akashic Books is pleased to announce LyricPop, A New Picture Book Series Presenting Your Favorite Song Lyrics, Launching today.
- “Afro-Puff Daddy” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
- “Over Before It Started” by Robert Mangeot
- “Tears of Growth” by Monica Pollin
- “The Last of the Great Harvard Men to Fall” by Timothy DeLizza
Akashic Insider
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Samuel L. Jackson’s Advice? STAY THE F— AT HOME!
Click here to watch Samuel L. Jackson read Adam Mansbach’s STAY THE F— AT HOME!
- Heatin’ Up: Ben Okri’s THE FREEDOM ARTIST
- Ryan O’Callaghan on CBS This Morning with Gayle King!
- A TALL HISTORY OF SUGAR Receives Glowing NEW YORK TIMES Review!
- “A Publishing Factory Grows in Brooklyn”